Mansfield Roller Mill
Parke Co. | Indiana | USA
Watersource: Big Raccoon Creek
Mansfield Roller Mill
Located 12 miles north of US 40 on Sh 59 at Mansfield north and east of Terre Haute, Indiana.
Original mill of logs built in 1819 by James Kelsey and Francis Dickson. It was a one story structure measuring about 30'X 30'.
Jacob Rohm, a Pennsylvanian with midwest milling experience, bought the mill in 1875, rebuilt the dam and built two new stories of frame onto the old foundation after tearing the old mill away.
See the website above to learn more history of the mill.
GPS: Latitude: 39 40.66N, Longitude: 87 06.05W
The 247' Mansfield Mill Covered Bridge was built over the Big Raccoon Creek in 1867 by J.J.Daniels, a covered bridge builder of great reknown throughout central Indiana. This view is from upstream towards the, but from the opposite side.
The bridge as viewed from the behind the mill looking downstream.